Articles on this issue "school"
God renews the world with our actions, not our intentions. What separates real discipleship from surface piety is whether we actually do what we say we believe. Our vocation as Christians is …
read moreThough Kenya's prime minister was in London this week assuring investors that his country is back on track after post-election violence, the scars from those weeks of conflict have left their …
read moreBy Father John Flynn The positive role Catholic schools play in society was strongly defended by Archbishop Sean Brady in a recent speech. The archbishop of Amragh was speaking on the occasion …
read moreAn Irish woman religious will receive a civilian award from the Indian government for her social service. Sister Cyril Mooney, 70, will be conferred the Padma Shri Award for her more than 40 …
read moreJohn Paul II encouraged the creation of "schools of faith" at a university level, where young people can harmonize their academic formation with their Catholic beliefs. When the Pope met …
read moreHere is the address John Paul II delivered on Saturday to a group of Indian bishops from the ecclesiastical provinces of Agra, Delhi and Bhopal, on the occasion of their five-yearly visit to …
read moreCatholic schools can contribute to integral development and help promote interreligious dialogue only if they are what they say they are, says John Paul II. The Pope highlighted this point on …
read moreTrial proceedings against Christian schoolteacher Pervaiz Masih began on July 17 in northeast Pakistan, two years and three months after the high school principal was jailed for alleged …
read moreIn a message addressed to the religious of the Order of the Pious Schools, John Paul II said that the great challenge of Christian education is holiness. "Accompany your students with patience …
read moreApplications for entrance to Catholic schools exceed the number of places available by 30%, says Cardinal Karl Lehmann. Moreover, the number of students in the Catholic Church's 1,137 schools …
read moreFides).- Catholic schools in Singapore have to strike a delicate balance in teaching the Gospel in a secular state, says Archbishop Nicholas Chia. During a recent assembly of the diocesan …
read moreJohn Paul II appealed for the right of parents to offer their children a Catholic school formation. The Pope made his appeal today when observing "Catholic School Day," organized by the …
read moreCatholics worldwide can offer two irreplaceable services to their fellow believers in the Holy Land: material help, especially for schools, and resumption of pilgrimages. Father Marun Lahham, …
read moreFides).- Scotland's Catholic bishops restated their strong backing for Catholic schools, following recent negative media coverage of denominational education. In particular, Archbishop Mario …
read moreGlasgow Archbishop Mario Conti has compared attacks on the Catholic school system to the racist and anti-Catholic campaigns to deport the Irish from Scotland in the 1920s. In an article in the …
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